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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/father-and-son-in-australia-drown-saving-tourist-near-popular-spot-the-twelve Father and son in Australia drown saving tourist near popular spot Twelve Apostles MELBOURNE (AFP) - A father and son life-saving team drowned while trying to save a tourist swept out to sea near one of Australia's most famous sights off the south coast, officials said on Monday (April 22). Mr Ross Powell, 71, and his son Andrew, 32, died on Sunday after their life-saving boat overturned in the surf during the rescue of a 30-year-old man near the Twelve Apostles, a series of massive limestone stacks situated off the Victoria state coast. The tourist, whose nationality and name have not been released, had been wading at the mouth of a river when he got into trouble. He was winched from the water alongside a third lifesaver from the boat, who was seriously injured, by a rescue helicopter and taken to hospital, Victoria Police said. The bodies of the Powells were found in the water shortly after. The tragedy has rocked the small tourist town of Port Campbell where the two men came from, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison leading the tributes. "Surf lifesavers are selfless & brave. We thank them all for their service & extend our deepest sympathies to Ross & Andrew's family & friends," Mr Morrison tweeted on Monday. Surf Lifesaving Victoria president Paul James hailed the pair as heroes, and said the conditions had been rough and "not the place to be swimming". "It's just terrible, it's heartbreaking," he told reporters in an emotional press conference of the death of the dairy farmers and experienced volunteer lifesavers. "I understand the boat was operating in a 2m swell, so a very high swell, and we know that it is very treacherous down there... These brave people, these heroes, have gone out to try and help." Ms Amber Griffiths, the partner of Andrew and who local media reported was pregnant with their second child, wrote about her heartbreak on Facebook. "Today we lost two of the most beautiful people to ever exist - always putting others first," she wrote. "The love of my life, light of my life, father of my baby girl. My heart is broken. I miss you Andrew Powell."
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Australian police force gets new Honda Type R as new patrol car
chitchatboy posted a blog entry in MyAutoBlog
New South Wales has received a new police patrol car in the form the FK8 Honda Civic Type R. However, it won't be chasing bad guys. Thanks to Honda Australia, the New South Wales Police Force has been given the new hot hatch for the next 12 months for promotional duties. Set to be utilized in the ‘Eyewatch’ social media initiative that aims to connect people with local police forces, the car is one of the tools that will try to encourage citizens to be active participants in making their communities safer. Making its public debut at the Fairfield Police and Community Expo in a few days' time, the car will be taken to events throughout the state. “The Civic Type R has been engineered from the ground up to deliver the most rewarding driving experience in the hot hatch segment. It has proven to be immensely popular with customers, enthusiasts and the motoring media, so we’re positive the NSW Police Force will find it to be a great community engagement tool. “At Honda we believe in the power of helping others, so this sponsored partnership with the NSW Police Force aligns seamlessly with work of The Honda Foundation and its goal of making a difference in the lives of people through giving back to the community that supports them,” Honda Australia Director Stephen Collins said. -
Guys please check if you bought strawberries from Australia --------- Australians have been warned to cut fresh strawberries before biting into them after several people found sewing needles hidden inside the fruit. Contaminated punnets have been reported in supermarkets in the states of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. One man was taken to hospital after eating a strawberry with a needle inside. A nine-year old boy bit into a contaminated fruit but did not swallow. Several brands of strawberries have been withdrawn. These include Donnybrook strawberries and those sold by the Woolworths Group under the Berry Obsession and Berry Licious names. Health officials have urged people purchasing the fruit to be cautious. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45519888
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Duo behind The Real Singapore website arrested for sedition Two of the three people behind The Real Singapore (TRS), a socio-political website, have been arrested. This follows a Feb 4 article where the duo are said to have embellished an article posted by a witness of an incident during the recent Thaipusam festival. The TRS article had claimed a Filipino family had sparked an exchange which led to three Singaporean men being arrested on Feb 3. But no Filipino family was involved. The original author of the article also denied the involvement of a Filipino family. Police confirmed the arrest of a Singaporean, 26 and an Australian woman, 22. The two were arrested on Feb 6 under the Sedition Act and investigations into the case are ongoing. Read the full report in our print edition Feb 18. http://www.tnp.sg/news/duo-behind-real-singapore-website-arrested-sedition
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Think this case will become quite big worldwide. Some ethics issue. Who's wrong? Thai surrogate mother is believed to be very poor and took up the surrogate for the money. Now she is saddled with a unhealthy child. Australian couple is accused of abandoning the down syndrome child. They took the healthy one. Thai agency could also be faulted. World wide donations are coming in but how much can it help? http://www.smh.com.au/world/gammy-surrogate-mother-threatens-to-sue-australian-parents-20140804-1005fv.html Bangkok: The Thai surrogate mother of an abandoned baby boy says she will sue the Australian couple who left their son behind, challenging the child's father to appear with her on television. Pattharamon Janbua claims the biological father of the twins came to a Bangkok hospital after she gave birth six months ago and saw both children - the girl, whom he took home, and her brother, called Gammy, who has Down sydrome and is critically ill. But the West Australian parents have denied abandoning Gammy. The ABC quoted the unidentified father as saying a Thai surrogacy clinic doctor only told him and his wife about the girl.
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Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham defender William Gallas malu himself with very poor defending in Australian league http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHEayBUzH8k
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anyone been Australia ? do they have those prepaid phone cards which has data also for travelers ? something like those one2free prepaid data/phonecards in HKG ?
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Hi guys, looking for Melbourne map (updated ones) for my trip this year end. Am on the Papago system. Any help please? Don't want to spend on a dedicated Oz garmin... Rental of GPS there is not a guarantee (apparently...) so am not risking it... Cheers guys! Thanks!
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This is the contribution to why Singapore having more million and bilionaires household. This may follow with higher inflationally pressure to the locals. Living in Singapore will be contiune to be more and more expensive place to live in. And may result widening income gap
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Are there any sites like vPost/Borderlinx/comGateway that can provide a shipping address for Australia?
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Anyone has experience on it? Care to share
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I'm putting this up as a sticky. http://www.australianroadtrips.com/ Great planning resource! Draws the routes out for you. No more plotting on Google Maps. You can choose duration and challenge level.
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Formula One world champion Jenson Button timed his pitstop to perfection to chalk up his first win for McLaren in a rain-affected and entertaining Australian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Briton, a winner in Melbourne with Brawn GP last year, took the lead when Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, starting on pole position, was pitched into the gravel mid-race by a brake failure. "It feels so good ... Guys, amazing job, I think we got that pitstop pretty much perfect," Button, who went for an early change to slicks that proved crucial, shouted over the team radio after beating Renault's Robert Kubica by 12.034 seconds. "It was the right time. Fantastic job, this is a great way to start the year." Poland's Kubica was comfortably clear of Ferrari's Brazilian Felipe Massa, who nosed out Spanish team mate Fernando Alonso for third. Seven times world champion Michael Schumacher finished 10th for Mercedes after being effectively ruled out of the running at the first corner. Button's left front tyre hit Alonso's right at the first turn, causing the Spaniard to spin and collide with Schumacher and break the Mercedes' front wing. Both then had to fight back from the rear. Only 14 cars finished the race as intermittent showers made tyre selection, and the timing of pitstops, a key factor on the bumpy street circuit. The safety car made an early appearance when BMW Sauber's Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi rebounded off a barrier at turn six on the first lap, crashing into Williams's German driver Nico Hulkenberg. The incident also forced Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi out. Double world champion Alonso, who won on his Ferrari debut in Bahrain last week, stayed top of the standings after two races with 37 points, in front of Massa who has 33. Button's victory allowed him to claw back to 31 in the championship race and allowed McLaren to close to 54 points, second behind Ferrari on 70 in the constructors' standings. Unofficial results from the Australian Grand Prix here today (58 laps): 1. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) 1hr 33min 36.531sec 2. Robert Kubica (POL/REN) +12.034 3. Felipe Massa (BRA/FER) 14.488 4. Fernando Alonso (ESP/FER) 16.304 5. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 16.683 6. Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MLA) 29.898 7. Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA/FOR) 59.847 8. Rubens Barrichello (BRA/WIL) 1min 0.536 9. Mark Webber (AUS/RBR) 1min 7.319 10. Michael Schumacher (GER/MER) 1min 9.391 11. Jaime Alguersuari (ESP/TOR) 1min 11.301 12. Pedro de la Rosa (ESP/SAU) 1min 14.084 13. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN/LOT) 2 laps 14. Karun Chandhok (IND/HRT) 5 laps Not classified: Timo Glock (GER/VIR) 17 laps Lucas Di Grassi (BRA/VIR) 32 laps Sebastian Vettel (GER/RBR) 33 laps Adrian Sutil (GER/FOR) 49 laps Vitaly Petrov (RUS/REN) 49 laps Bruno Senna (BRA/HRT) 54 laps Sebastien Buemi (SUI/TOR) 58 laps Nico Hulkenberg (GER/WIL) 58 laps Kamui Kobayashi (JPN/SAU) 58 laps Jarno Trulli (ITA/LOT) 58 laps source http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/motorsport/35...ian-Grand-Prix/
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Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps 1 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 01:24.8 01:24.1 01:23.9 19 2 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 01:25.3 01:24.3 01:24.0 20 3 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 01:25.1 01:24.3 01:24.1 22 4 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 01:24.9 01:24.5 01:24.7 19 5 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 01:25.5 01:25.0 01:24.8 24 6 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 01:24.8 01:24.8 01:24.9 26 7 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 01:25.4 01:24.9 01:24.9 24 8 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 01:25.7 01:25.1 01:25.2 20 9 11 Robert Kubica Renault 01:25.6 01:25.1 01:25.4 23 10 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 01:25.5 01:25.0 01:26.0 24 11 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:25.0 01:25.2 - 13 12 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 01:26.1 01:25.6 - 17 13 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 01:26.2 01:25.7 - 19 14 22 Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 01:26.1 01:25.7 - 15 15 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 01:25.9 01:25.7 - 17 16 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 01:26.3 01:25.8 - 16 17 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 01:26.1 01:26.1 - 16 18 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 01:26.5 - - 10 19 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 01:28.8 - - 9 20 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 01:29.1 - - 8 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 01:29.6 - - 8 22 25 Lucas Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 01:30.2 - - 8 23 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 01:30.5 - - 10 24 20 Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 01:30.6 - - 10
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Every morning, there is a TP stationed under a flyover next to the Australia International School, to snap photos of drivers driving under the flyover, though there is no bus lane yellow marking on the road. We received two summons of $130 each. Do drive with caution. -
Folks, I am intending to buy some good stuff from Australia. But I dont think Vpost got do Australia. Can anyone recommend me any reliable shipper for online purchases from Australia? Thanks guys!!!
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SINGAPORE : An Australian journalist has been charged with drug trafficking and possession in Singapore. 41-year-old Australian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent Peter Lloyd was arrested on Wednesday. Investigators believe Lloyd may have supplied drugs to a Singaporean who was arrested separately. Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) officers seized from him a packet of designer drug 'ice' or methamphetamine weighing some 0.8 grammes, one improvised smoking pipe and six syringes. Reporters and photographers staked out the Subordinate Court for hours on Friday, expecting to see Lloyd turn up in court to be charged. But that did not happen. The CNB confirmed Lloyd was actually charged on Friday afternoon at Changi General Hospital. That is because he is being treated for a serious eye infection which he contracted while on leave in Singapore from his posting in New Delhi. Bail has also been offered to him, although CNB did not say how much the bail was. Lloyd is due to appear in court again next Friday. If convicted of the charges, he faces up to 20 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane. - CNA/ms
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Results: 1. Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault 2. Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari 3. Fernando Alonso, Renault 4. David Coulthard, Red Bull 5. Mark Webber, Willaims 6. Juan Pablo Montoya, McLaren 7. Christian Klien, Red Bull 8. Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren 9. Jarno Trulli, Toyota 10. Felipe Massa, Sauber-Petronas 11. Jenson Button, Honda 12. Ralf Schumacher, Toyota 13. Jacques Villeneuve, Sauber-Petronas 14. Takuma Sato, Honda 15. Narain Karthikeyan, Jordan-Toyota 16. Tiago Monteiro, Jordan-Toyota 17. Patrick Friesacher, Minardi-Cosworth Retired: Micheal Schumacher, Nick Heidfeld and Christijan Albers looks like Micheal Schumacher is not very lucky this year eh
